>What happens if someone is tired and hikes a half mile past LYV and
camps say just after the half-dome turn off? Won't we be creating more
campsites instead?
Remember, you have to go beoyond the point of the arrow on this map?
Which means you have to get closer to the Clouds Rest Jct.? The stretch from Half Dome Jct. to Clouds Rest Jct isn't all that long or strenuous.